I have examples off the top of my head that were similar to the spiking of the ball fiasco against GB.
The very next week, the Falcons were in similar situation at the end of the first half against GB. They ran a play with 50 seconds left and gained 16 yards for a first down at the GB 33 and allowed the clock to continue to run. They ran the next play and gained 19 yards before stopping the clock with a time out with 24 seconds remaining (their 2nd). They didn't feel the need to burn a timeout to save 26 seconds between those 2 plays. They ended up scoring a TD They had 1 more timeout than we did, but we could have used passes to the sidelines and/or end zone if need be.
In the SB, NE had a similar situation against Atlanta just 2 weeks later. On 1st down from the Falcons 29 yard line and 59 seconds remaining, they get an 8 yard completion. They let the clock run down before taking the next snap with 33 seconds remaining. They also had 2 timeouts, but did not feel the need to panic and either call timeout or spike the ball. They were calm and collected allowed time to tick away. They eventually settled for a FG due to a holding penalty.
Difference between our coaching managing the clock and the 2 SB head coaches managing the clock in similar situations. They let the clock run and we wasted a precious down.
